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From: Larry Steckel <lorenzoscribe@hotmail.com>
> Ahh yes, the hatch back Civic Si is British. Let us not forget kiddies
that
> this isn't the first time Honda has given us a car that was built in
> Britain. It was in the 1980's I think, a Rover sedan. It looked good, had
> lots of wood on the inside but Japanese engineering teamed with Lucas
> electrics, and the noted British trait of impecable quality control, it
was
> the most trouble prone Japanese car ever.
Not quite -- Honda bought a share in Rover in the '80s, which allowed Rover
to produce variations on Honda designs, but the end result was finshed off
and built by Rover. As Hondas, they were terrible, but they were some of
the most trouble-free Rovers produced since the old P6s.... Honda left that
relationship when BMW bought Rover...and hasn't offered to return since the
Germans spit them out again.
Jamie (reads way too may British car magazines)
'92 Prelude Si (not a Rover)
Speed Demon Racing
http://www.mindspring.com/~jsculerati/sdr
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